Critics’ Choice TV Nominations Unveiled

Television nominees for the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced today, with HBO leading all other networks with 22 nominations total. ABC and Netflix were tied in second place with 14 nominations apiece, and FX, riding the success of The People Vs. OJ Simpson in particular, came in fourth with 12 nominations. A month ahead of the 2016 Critics Choice broadcast, the ceremony has already been negatively affected by scandal thanks to the decision by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association to give Entertainment Weekly and People exclusive access to the nominations. Several journalists resigned from the association in protest, including TVLine’s Michael Ausiello, Variety’s Debra Birnbaum, and IndieWire’s Michael Schneider. The total resignations amounted close to 15% of the association’s membership. As a result, this year’s nominees were selected by a smaller pool than in previous years.

Anthony Hopkins should have gotten it for supporting actor for Westworld. Regardless, most of these nominees were from the Emmys. I feel Westworld, the Crown, Stranger Things, etc., should be for next year’s awards and not this one. They didn’t compete in the emmys, so why are they competing here? Very strange.